Boston BTU-1000 Owner's manual

Category
Guitar accessories
Type
Owner's manual

Boston BTU-1000 is a unique combination of 4 powerful musical tools:

  • Chromatic tuner: suitable to tune any instrument due to it’s full flexibility. The extensive tuning range can detect all notes between A0 (27,5Hz) and C8 (4186,0Hz). It’s accuracy of +/- 1 cent is far beyond human ear’s distinction. Pitch of standard note A=440 can be altered from 410Hz to 480Hz and 4 different scales of guitar tuning are available: C, Bb, Eb and F. Also, flat tuning up to two notes down can be easily set.
  • Chord computer: The chord database can be used in two modes.

Boston BTU-1000 is a unique combination of 4 powerful musical tools:

  • Chromatic tuner: suitable to tune any instrument due to it’s full flexibility. The extensive tuning range can detect all notes between A0 (27,5Hz) and C8 (4186,0Hz). It’s accuracy of +/- 1 cent is far beyond human ear’s distinction. Pitch of standard note A=440 can be altered from 410Hz to 480Hz and 4 different scales of guitar tuning are available: C, Bb, Eb and F. Also, flat tuning up to two notes down can be easily set.
  • Chord computer: The chord database can be used in two modes.
chromatic tuner
chord computer
metronome
pitch generator
BTU-1000 owners manual
Thank you for purchasing the BTU-1000,
a unique combination of 4 powerful musical tools:
Chromatic tuner:
The tuner is suitable to tune any instrument due to it’s full flexibility. The
extensive tuning range can detect all notes between A0 (27,5Hz) and
C8 (4186,0Hz). It’s accuracy of +/- 1 cent is far beyond human ear’s
distinction. Pitch of standard note A=440 can be altered from 410Hz to
480Hz and 4 different scales of guitar tuning are available: C, Bb, Eb
and F. Also, flat tuning up to two notes down can be easily set.
Chord computer:
The chord database can be used in two modes. Mode 1 will accept a
chord name and display the chord’s nger setting on the guitar neck and
in up to 4 alternate positions. Mode 2 will allow you to mark the finger
positions on the guitar neck and give you the chord name. 2640 chords
are available!
Metronome:
The metronome is very flexible and the ‘louder than loudvolume plus
earphone jack will assure that even a drummer can use this to keep
pace.
Tone generator:
All tones of the fourth octave can be generated. Standard pitch can
be adjusted from 410Hz to 480Hz. Very convenient for certain wind
instruments!
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Please read this manual thoroughly to familiarize yourself wit proper
usage of this BTU-1000
- Do not open the casing for any reason as this may cause short circuit
or malfunction of the product.
- Do not apply excessive force to the product. in the event of the product
suffering breakage, be carefull not to damage yourself with broken
pieces.
- Do not put in any liquid nor foreign object.
- Keep unit away from dust , extreme temperatures and humidity.
- When the unit is not in use for a longer period of time, remove the
battery to prevent leakage.
CAUTION
caution
OPERATION PANEL
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LCD DISPLAY
Mode display area A:
Find chord position mode,
Find chord name mode,
Tuner mode,
Metronome mode,
Tone generator mode.
Handset display area B:
Right handed (standard), Left handed.
Chord Voicing display position C:
Display your selected chord voicing.
Guitar Fret number display position D:
This tells you to move your hand up to that fret position your fingers.
Guitar fret board area E:
On the guitar fret board, the six vertical lines represent the six strings
on the guitar, from low E to high E if ‘right handis selected, from high
E to low E if ‘left hand’ is selected (from left to right). ‘Xstands for
mute, “0 indicates an open string. Black dots indicate the finger
position. Note name appearing below each string tells you which
note name you played.
OPERATION PROCEDURE
Press button to turn on the BTU-1000.
The power will be turned off automatically 5 minutes later if the unit
has been left unattended.
Press this button again to turn off the BTU-1000.
Mode select:
When you press button
under
any situation when the unit is
on, the mode selecting menu
will appear on the LCD like
the left picture. The flashing outline frame indicates the mode you
select, you can press button and to move the flashing cursor.
When you have moved the flashing cursor to the mode you desire,
press button tot confirm your selected mode, the system will enter
your selected mode.
* If you have not pressed button to confirm your selected mode, the system will
stay on the mode select menu until auto power off.
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FIND CHORD POSITION
1. Under Find chord position mode,
the LCD will display like the left
picture. The position A on the
LCD shows your selected chord
root. When the chord root is
flashing, you can press button
and to select chord root
from C to B, when your desired
chord root appears, you should
press button to confirm your
selection or press button to
move the flash on button to move the ashing cursor to the next
position.
2. When the LCD position B is ashing, you can press the button
and
to select the chord quality or type. When the chord type you need
appears press button or to confirm your selecting or move the
flashing cursor to the next chord type selecting if the next chord type
exist. If the next chord type does not exist, press button will finish
chord name setting and chord position will display in the area C.
3. How to select a chord name:
The BTU-1000 does contain 44 chord types for each of the twelve
chord root. You can find your desired chord under its symbol. For
example, you want to find the chord C7b5#9, you should select
the chord root as C, then select the first chord type as 7, select the
second chord type as b5, select the last chord type as #9. The chord
name selecting process does not need you to know the chord’s
construction, you only need to know how to spell the chord symbol.
The following table present the BTU-1000 chord types:
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4. Different chord voicing under the same chord name:
One chord can have many different voicing. A voicing refers to how
the chord notes are arranged, which are related to where the chord
is played on the guitar, and how its fingered. BTU-1000 provides 5
different chord voicing for each chord name. When the LCD displays
chord position and there is no ashing cursor, press button or to
start chord name setting or chord voicing setting. The chord name
or chord voicing you select will display in the LCD. If the chord name
flash, press button to enter new chord name setting. Repeat the
previous steps.
FIND CHORD NAME MODE
1. After entering this mode,
the position 1fr in the left
picture will flash, press
button and to select
guitar fret (from 1 to 15).
Press button to confirm
your selection or press
button to enter finger
position setting of each
guitar string. For right
handed chord, the 6 vertical
lines stand for 6E, 5A, 4D,
3G, 2B, 1E, from left to right. For left handed chord, the 6 vertical
lines stand for 6E, 5A, 4D, 3G, 2B, 1 E from right to left.
2. When you set nger position on the string, the cursor will ash at
the string. Press button
and to select the nger position of
that string. “0” stands for open string, “x” stands for not playing this
string (mute), and to move to different strings to set. If you have
finished the last string (1E) setting, press button to finish chord
position setting.
BTU-1000 will search the related chord name according to the chord
position you set.
*If you press button not when you have finished the last string setting the cursor
will move the next string for you to make finger position setting. BTU-1000 will begin
the chord name searching only when you have finished the last string setting and
pressed button to confirm.
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3. Standard guitar chord position transforming.
When you finished chord
position setting, press button
BTU-1000 will make standard
transforming for your setting.
The standard transforming has
the following 2 rules:
if the fret number can go
back to 1 fret, BTU-1000 will
transform it to 1 fret, such as
the left picture A-A.
The left picture is the position
picture you set.
The right picture is the chord
position picture after standard
transforming.
They stand for the same chord position.
If the fret number is not 1 fret and can not go back to 1 fret, BTU-
1000 will make the first doted fret the first line. In the above picture
B-B, the left one is the chord position picture you set. The right one
is the position picture after standard transforming. They stand for
the same guitar chord position. BTU-1000 will display the position
picture on the LCD after standard transforming.
4. Guitar chord name searching result display:
BTU-1000 will search in its memory the chord name in accordance
with the chord position you set. If it can not find the related chord
name, the LCD will display the information as the above picture
A. and the word SORRY! will ash standing for not finding this
chord. Press button or tot reset the chord position. Repeat the
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previous steps. If the BTU-1000 nd the related chord name, the
LCD will display the information as the above picture B. Chord name
will display at position C. Chord position will display at position D.
If the searching result includes more than one chord name, press
button , the flashing cursor will move to position C. The chord
name will flash. You can press button and to check other chord
names. The flashing cursor will move among position C, D and E.
When the flashing cursor is at position D, pressing button will stop
the flashing position D and position F will start flashing. At this time
press button and , you can check other chord voices under this
chord name. Press button to confirm. When the flashing cursor is
at the area E (the whole chord position picture), press button you
will begin new chord position setting. Repeat the previous steps to
have a new search. If the searching result has only one chord name,
the cursor will not move to position C in the LCD.
5. Right and left handed chord setting.
No matter it’s under chord1 or chord2
mode, press button
for about 2
seconds, you will see right and left
displaying on the LCD as the left picture.
The cursor will ash at the position you
have chosen. Press button and to
select the mode you need. Then press
button to confirm and leave right and left handed chord setting.
TUNER MODE
1. After entering this mode, BTU-1000 can start tuning automatically if
there is any sound input. Choose tuning with mic or input jack: When
tuning with mic, don’t plug any
object in the input jack. Otherwise
the mic will not work. And please
try to make the sounding part of
the music instrument closer to the
mic of BTU-1000 to get best tuning
result.
When tuning with input jack, please
plug the output plug of pick up in the
input jack of BTU-1000.
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2. Key selecting:
Press button and to move the flashing cursor to the position
KEY in above picture. Then press button and to select the key
you need. You can choose among C, Bb and F. The key you selected
will display at the position KEY.
3. A4 calibration
Press button and to move the flashing cursor to the position
A4 in above picture. Then press button and to select the A4
frequency you need. The A4 frequency will increase or decrease
every time with 1 Hz step. A4 range is from 410 Hz ~ 480 Hz.
Keeping pressing this button will automatically increase or decrease
A4 frequency continuously. A4 frequency will display at position A4
in the above LCD picture.
4. Flat tuning setting:
Press button
and to mover flashing cursor to position FLAT
in the above picture. Then press button and to select the flat
setting you need. You can set standard mode tuning or flat tuning.
Flat tuning can be set as b, bb, bbb and bbbb. Flat setting will display
at FLAT position in above LCD picture.
* Its standard tuning if there is no “b” at the position FLAT in the LCD.
5. How to tune:
When tuning, the musical instrument gives a sound. The note name
of that sound will display at position A in the LCD. Adjust the sound
of the musical instrument to get the desired note name in the LCD.
At the same time, the needle in the LCD will move according to the
sound. When the sound is lower or higher, the LED indicating light
will light red. When the sound is in tune, the LED indicating light
will light green. And at this time the LCD needle will be at the center
position.
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1. After entering this mode,
the LCD display will be as
the left picture.
2. Beat setting:
Press button and to
move cursor to position
BEAT as in the left picture.
Than press button an
to adjust beat.
Beat adjusting range is
from 0 to 9. After finishing
beat setting, you can move
the cursor to the position
you need by pressing
button
and to set other
parameter. If you have finished setting, press button to confirm.
3. Tempo setting:
Press button and to move the cursor to the position TMP as in
the above picture. Than press button and to adjust the tempo.
Tempo range is from 30 to 250 BPM. If keeping pressing button or
, you can increase or decrease tempo continuously with 1 Hz step.
After finishing tempo setting, you can move the cursor to the position
you need by pressing button to confirm.
4. Rhythm setting:
Press button
and to mover the cursor to the position RHYTHM
as in the above picture. Then press button and to adjust the
rhythm. After finishing rhythm setting, you can move the cursor to the
position you need by pressing button or to set other parameter.
If you have finished setting, press button to confirm.
*You need to press button to confirm your setting every time when you finish
setting. Otherwise the cursor will stay flashing.
METRONOME MODE
As the battery runs out, the LCD
will become darker. When the LCD
is not clear, you need to change the
battery. Before changing battery,
please turn off the unit. Please use
6F22 (9V) dry battery to replace.
Please open the battery cover
according to the left picture indicating when changing battery. If you
will not use the unit for a long period of time, Please take out the
battery to avoid battery leakage damaging the unit.
DC adapter using instruction:
You can use 9V, over 150 mA DC adaptor as the power supply for
BTU-1000. Plug the adaptor plug into position
. The positive and
negative pole of adaptor must be
.
Using Stand
When you want to put the unit on the table to get a better view effect
you can open the stand according to the above picture.
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TONE GENERATOR MODE:
1. After entering this mode, the LCD
display will be as the left picture.
2. Note name selecting:
Press button
and to select note
name. Note name range is from C
to B, total 12 notes. The selected
note name will display at position
NOTE as in left LCD picture.
3. Calibration:
Press button
and to move the cursor to the position A4 as in the
above picture. Then press button and to adjust A4 frequency.
The range of A4 frequency is 410Hz ~ 480Hz. Keeping pressing
the button 6 or 7 will automatically increase or decrease the A4
frequency .continuously with 1Hz step. After finishing A4 setting
press button 5 to confirm.
BATTERY CHANGING OPERATION INSTRUCTION:
SPECIFICATIONS
Power supply : 1pc 6F22 (9V) dry battery (included) Or 9V, over
150mA DC adapter
Measure : 120 (L) x 70(H) x 28(D) mm
Weight : 150g (including battery)
Auto power off : auto power off if the unit is left unattended for
about 5 minutes. Under metronome mode,
power off takes about 10 minutes
Display : big screen LCD with backlite, LCD size is
60x50mm
Chord number : 2640 chords
Tuning : chromatic tuning
Tuning range : A0 (27.5Hz)~C8(4186.01Hz)
Tuning accuracy : 1 cent
A4 range : A=410Hz~480Hz
Tuning scale : C, Bb, Eb, F
Flat tuning : b, bb, bbb, bbbb
LED indicator : tune=green, high or low=red light
Tuning detector : input jack or mic
Beat : 0 ~ 9
Tempo range : 30 ~ 250 BPM
Rhythm :
Tones generated : 4C-4B
Appearance and specifications are subject to change
without notice for improvement - E&OE
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Boston BTU-1000 Owner's manual

Category
Guitar accessories
Type
Owner's manual

Boston BTU-1000 is a unique combination of 4 powerful musical tools:

  • Chromatic tuner: suitable to tune any instrument due to it’s full flexibility. The extensive tuning range can detect all notes between A0 (27,5Hz) and C8 (4186,0Hz). It’s accuracy of +/- 1 cent is far beyond human ear’s distinction. Pitch of standard note A=440 can be altered from 410Hz to 480Hz and 4 different scales of guitar tuning are available: C, Bb, Eb and F. Also, flat tuning up to two notes down can be easily set.
  • Chord computer: The chord database can be used in two modes.

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